Thu 23 April 2026: Women are less likely to protect themselves online because current safety advice does not take full account of their needs – despite women being more at risk from cyber abuse and threats than men. This abuse of women is a growing problem, with one in five reporting they have experienced harm online. While […]
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Thu 23 April 2026: Study, originally scheduled for release in March, delayed and later blocked after internal review raised methodological concerns, officials say The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) flagship scientific publication has declined to publish a report that found COVID-19 vaccination significantly reduced hospitalizations, according to multiple media reports on Wednesday. The […]
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Thu 23 April 2026: Israel’s Defense Ministry said it issued multi-year orders for aerial munitions worth more than $200 million from Elbit Systems, as part of preparations for what it described as an “intense security decade.” The ministry said in a statement its Defense Procurement Directorate placed orders worth over 600 million shekels (about $200 […]
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Thu 23 April 2026: The German airline says 20,000 short-haul flights would be removed from its schedule through October. German aviation company Lufthansa Group says it would cut 20,000 short-haul flights up until October as the Iran war drives up oil prices and deepens worries that some countries may run low on jet fuel. Lufthansa […]
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Wed 22 April 2026: More than one-third of American adults view social media as harmful to their mental health, according to a new survey from the American Psychiatric Association. Just 5% view social media as being positive for their mental health, the survey found. Another 45% say it has both positive and negative effects. Two-thirds of […]
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Wed 22 April 2026: Notices require companies to explain how they detect, prevent, and respond to harms such as grooming, cyberbullying, online hate, radicalization, as well as whether their systems comply with Australia’s Basic Online Safety Expectations Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has issued legally enforceable transparency notices to major gaming platforms, including Roblox, Minecraft, Fortnite, and […]
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Wed 22 April 2026: Washington has halted shipments of US dollars to Iraq and paused security cooperation programs with its military in an effort to dismantle “Iranian-backed militias,” the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing officials. Treasury Department officials recently stopped a cargo plane carrying close to $500 million in cash due to concerns about […]
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Wed 22 April 2026: Raid is part of Moscow’s hardline social conservatism and clampdown on political life. Russian police have raided the country’s top publishing house on suspicion that it has been disseminating “homosexual propaganda”, local media report. Police reportedly seized thousands of books on Tuesday and took Yevgeny Kapiev, the chief executive of Eksmo, […]
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Tue 21 April 2026: The UK has barred Valentina Gomez, the anti-Muslim influencer notorious for inflammatory and racist comments about Muslims, including repeatedly describing them as “rapists”, from entering the country ahead of Tommy Robinson’s latest rally. Gomez was initially granted a UK electronic travel authorisation (ETA), allowing her to travel to Britain, before ministers […]
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Tue 21 April 2026: The South African Social Security Agency has urged social grant beneficiaries to make use of its e-Life Certification self-service platform to complete life certification. The agency said some beneficiaries were unable to access the self-service portal after being notified to complete the e-Life Certification verification process. It apologised for the inconvenience […]
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